5 Bible Verses about Reproof

And you have forgotten the exhortation which says to you as to sons, My son, despise not the correction of the Lord and faint not when rebuked by him,

The world cannot hate you, but me it hates, because I testify of it that its works are evil.

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias his brother's wife and for all the evil deeds which Herod had done,

IT is commonly reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not among the gentiles, that a man should have his father's wife. And you are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he who has done this deed should be removed from among you. For I indeed as absent in body, but present in spirit, have already judged as present him that has so done this, read more.
in the name of our Lord Jesus you being assembled together and my spirit with the power of our Lord Jesus to deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

But when Peter came to Antioch I opposed him to his face, because he was to blame.

Dare any of you having a business with another be judged by the wicked, and not by the saints? Do you not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy of the lowest courts? Know you not that we shall judge angels? Much more then things pertaining to this life? read more.
If then you have courts for the business of this life, do you constitute them of the most abject in the church? I speak to your shame. Is there not now a wise man among you? not one who can judge between his brothers? But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers. Now therefore there is a great fault among you, that you go to law one with another. Why not rather suffer injustice? why not rather be defrauded? But you injure and defraud, and that your brothers.

I exhort you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfected in the same mind and the same will. For I have been informed of you, my brothers, by the family of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. I mean this; that each one of you says I indeed am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ. read more.
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? or were you baptized in the name of Paul?

and be not partakers of the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

preach the word, press it in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and instruction;

Those that sin, rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

For there are many disorderly wranglers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

And Peter said to her, Why have you agreed together to try the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those that buried your husband are at the door, and they shall carry you out.

Those that sin, rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

And he said to them, in parables, A man planted a vineyard and made a hedge about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. And he sent a servant to the husbandmen at the time to receive from the husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard; and they took him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. read more.
And again he sent another servant to them, and they wounded him on the head, and treated him shamefully. And he sent another, and they killed him; and many others, and they beat some, and killed some. Having yet one beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours. And seizing him, they killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and let the vineyard to others. Have you not read this Scripture, The stone which the builders rejected, has become the head of a corner; this is from the Lord, and it is wonderful in our eyes? And they sought to take him, and feared the multitude, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them. And they left him, and went away.

Hear another parable: There was a man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and made a hedge around it, and dug a wine vat in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. And when the time of the fruits approached he sent his servants to the husbandmen to receive his fruits. And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. read more.
Again he sent other servants more than the first; and they treated them in the same manner. And afterwards he sent them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him and take his inheritance. And they took him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. When, therefore, the lord of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those husbandmen? They said to him, He will inflict on those men a miserable death, and let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, who will render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus said to them, Have you never read in the Scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the head of a corner? this is from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes? I tell you, therefore, that the kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation yielding its fruits. (Added verse not retained in Sawyer) And the chief priests and Pharisees hearing his parables, knew that he spoke of them; and they sought to take him, but feared the people, because they regarded him as a prophet.

And he spoke to the people this parable; A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time. And at the time he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard; and the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant; and they beat him, and treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. read more.
And again he sent a third; and they wounded him, and cast him out. And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; doubtless, when they see him they will respect him. But seeing him, the husbandmen reasoned with themselves, saying, This is the heir; let us kill him, that the inheritance may be ours. And they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What, therefore, will the lord of the vineyard do to them? He will come and destroy those husbandmen, and let the vineyard to others. And hearing this, they said, By no means. And he looked at them and said, What, then, is this which is written? The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of a corner; every one that falls on that stone shall be bruised; but on whomsoever it shall fall it shall crush him to atoms. And the scribes and chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that time; and they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke this parable to them. And they sent spies to watch him, who pretended to be righteous men, that they might take advantage of his speech, to deliver him to the power and authority of the procurator.

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias his brother's wife and for all the evil deeds which Herod had done,

and said to those that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise.

and said to them, It is written, my house shall be called a house of prayer; but you make it a den of robbers.

and be not partakers of the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

All Scripture is divinely inspired and is profitable for instruction, for conviction, for correction, for education in righteousnes,

For Herod having seized John, had bound him, and put him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

For Herod had sent and taken John, and, put him bound in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her.

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias his brother's wife and for all the evil deeds which Herod had done, added also this to all, and shut up John in prison.

Jesus answered and said, O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him here to me.

And Jesus said to them, On account of your unbelief. For I tell you truly, if you have a faith like a mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Be removed thence to that place, and it shall be removed; and nothing shall be impossible to you.

Why do you not understand that I spoke to you not of bread, to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

Do you not yet understand nor remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many travelling-baskets you took up?

But woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven before men; for you enter not into it, neither do you suffer those entering to go in.

Hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophecy of you, saying;

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; be zealous therefore and change your minds.

Then Jesus said, Let her alone, that she may keep this for the day of preparation for my burial;

And on the next day as they returned from Bethany he was hungry; and seeing a fig tree at a distance having leaves, he went to see if he could find any thing on it. And having come to it, he found nothing except leaves, for it was not time for figs. And he spoke and said to it, Let no one eat fruit of you forever! And his disciples heard him.

And he left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there. And returning into the city in the morning he was hungry; and seeing a fig tree by the way he went to it, and found nothing on it, except leaves only, and he said to it, Let there be no fruit on you forever. And the fig tree immediately withered, read more.
and the disciples seeing it, wondered and said, How soon is this fig tree withered!

And he said to them, Why are you so fearful? How have you no faith?

and they being terrified and afraid, thought they saw a spirit. And he said to them, Why are you troubled? and why do doubts arise in your minds?

And he said to them, O foolish men, and of a mind slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken.

And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you, and suffer you! Bring your son hither.

AND the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to Jesus to try him desired him to show them a sign from heaven. But he answered and said to them, When it is evening you say, It will be fair weather for the sky is red; and in the morning, It will rain to-day for the sky is red and lowering. You know how to distinguish the face of the sky, but you cannot distinguish the signs of the times. read more.
An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign; and no sign shall be given it except the sign of Jonah. And he left them and departed.

And the Pharisees went out and questioned him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, to try him. And groaning in his spirit, he said, Why does this generation seek a sign? I tell you truly, there shall no sign be given to this generation.

And afterwards he appeared to the eleven, as they reclined, and reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not those who had seen him since he rose from the dead.

And Jesus knowing it, said to them, Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart hardened?

and account him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

And we exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, comfort the dispirited, assist the sick, be of long suffering towards all men.

Then John said to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits, therefore, worthy of a change of mind. And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. And already also the axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree therefore which bears not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.

And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come for the baptism, he said to them; Offspring of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit, therefore, worthy of a change of mind; and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham for a father; for I tell you that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham; read more.
and already the axe lies at the root of the trees; every tree, therefore, which bears not good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water to a change of mind; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not fit to bear; he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and fire; whose winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will thoroughly clean his threshing floor, and gather his wheat into the storehouse; but the chaff he will burn with an inextinguishable fire.

And when he was speaking, a certain Pharisee asked him to breakfast with him; and he went in and immediately sat down. And the Pharisee seeing him, wondered that he was not first baptized before breakfast. And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and plate, but your inside is full of plunder and wickedness. read more.
Senseless men! did not he that made the outside make also the inside? But give the things within in charity, and behold, all things are pure to you. But woe to you, Pharisees! for you tithe mint, and rue, and every kind of plant, and omit justice and the love of God. These things you ought to do, and not to omit those. Woe to you, Pharisees! for you love the first seat in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets. Woe to you! for you are like concealed tombs; and men walk over them and know it not. And one of the lawyers answered and said to him, Teacher, in saying these things you reproach us also. And he said, Woe to you, lawyers! for you load men with burdens difficult to be borne, and you yourselves will not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them; therefore you are witnesses, and approve the deed of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build. Therefore also the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute, that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out since the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the house. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation. Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you do not enter in yourselves, and you forbid those entering. And when he had gone out thence the scribes and Pharisees were extremely angry, and questioned him on many subjects, watching him, to catch something from his mouth.

All Scripture is divinely inspired and is profitable for instruction, for conviction, for correction, for education in righteousnes, that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly fitted for every good work.

but all things proved to be wrong are made manifest by the light; for every thing which makes manifest is light. Wherefore he says, Awake you that sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.

that you may be blameless and sincere, children of God without blame in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as luminaries in the world,

Then he began to rebuke those cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they changed not their minds. Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have changed their minds long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in a day of judgment than for you. read more.
And you, Capernaum, which are exalted even to heaven, shall go down even to hades; for if the mighty works which have been done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in a day of judgment, than for you.

preach the word, press it in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and instruction; for the time will come when they will not endure sound instruction, but will accumulate for themselves teachers according to their desires, pleasing their ear,

As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; be zealous therefore and change your minds.

Those that sin, rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

and be not partakers of the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

preach the word, press it in season, out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and instruction;

And when they heard these things they were enraged in their minds and gnashed their teeth upon him.

And when they heard this they were highly offended, and took counsel to kill them.

And you have forgotten the exhortation which says to you as to sons, My son, despise not the correction of the Lord and faint not when rebuked by him,

But I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I should go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go I will send him to you. And when he has come, he will convince the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they believe not on me; read more.
and of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and you behold me no more; and of judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged.

But Paul said to him, They have beaten us publicly uncondemned, being Romans, and cast us into prison; and now do they privately cast us out? No, indeed: but let them come themselves and conduct us out. And the lictors told these words to the prefects, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans; and they came and besought them, and conducting them out desired them to leave the city. read more.
And going out of the prison they entered into the house of Lydia, and having seen the brothers they exhorted them, and departed.

And he said to him, A certain man made a great supper, and invited many. And he sent his servant at the time of the supper to say to the invited, Come, for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent excused themselves. The first said to him, I have bought a field and I must go to see it; I pray you have me excused. read more.
And another said, I have bought five yokes of oxen and I go to try them; I pray you have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come. And the servant came and reported to his lord these things. Then the master of the house; being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and maimed, and blind, and lame. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as you commanded, and yet there is room. And the Lord said to the servant, Go out into the ways and along the hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled; for I tell you that none of those men that were invited shall taste of my supper.

But what do you think? A man had two sons; and he went to the first, and said, Son, go and work to-day in the vineyard. But he answered and said, I will not; but afterwards he repented, and went. And he came to the other, and said the same. And he answered and said, I will go sir, but went not. read more.
Which of the two did the will of the father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that the publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. For John came to you in a way of righteousness, and you believed him not; but the publicans and harlots believed him; and when you saw this, you did not afterwards repent, that you might believe him.

Hypocrite, cast out first the beam from your eye, and then will you see clearly to cast out the speck from your brother's eye.

But I tell you the truth; it is expedient for you that I should go away; for if I do not go away, the Comforter will not come to you; but if I go I will send him to you. And when he has come, he will convince the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

And afterwards he appeared to the eleven, as they reclined, and reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not those who had seen him since he rose from the dead.

This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

These things speak, and exhort, and reprove with all authority; let no man despise you.

But Saul, [called] also Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looking steadily at him said, O full of all deceit and all craft, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you shall be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell upon him a mist and darkness, and going about he sought guides.

But Peter said to him, Your money go to perdition with you; because you have thought to purchase the gift of God with money. You have no part nor inheritance in this work; for your heart is not right before God. Turn your mind therefore from this your wickedness, and pray the Lord if perhaps the thought of your mind may be forgiven you; read more.
for I see you are in the gall of bitterness and bond of wickedness.

Stiff necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always fight against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you also do. Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One, of whom you now have become betrayers and murderers, who have received the law by orders of angels and have not kept it.

But the other answered and rebuked him, and said, Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence?

And he said, I tell you, Peter, a cock shall not crow today, before you shall deny thrice that you know me.

And all in the synagogue when they heard these things were filled with wrath; and they arose and cast him out of the city, and led him even to the brow of the mountain on which the city was built, to precipitate him down.

For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife. And Herodias was displeased with him, and wished to kill him, but was not able.

Jesus answered them and said, I tell you most truly, you seek me not because you saw miracles, but because you eat of the bread and were filled.

But turning round, and looking on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, Get behind me, Satan! for you regard not the things of God, but the things of men.

And he spoke this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. And he said to his vine dresser, Behold, I have come three years seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none; cut it down; why should it make the ground unproductive? And he answered and said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I dig about it, and put on manure; read more.
and if it bears fruit, well; but if not, at a future time you shall cut it down.

Stiff necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always fight against the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, you also do.

But Peter said to him, Your money go to perdition with you; because you have thought to purchase the gift of God with money.

And when they continued asking him, rising up, he said to them, Let him that has not sinned among you first cast the stone at her.

Then Paul said to him, God is about to strike you, whitewashed wall; and do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?